OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
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1919-29 - The Twenties
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1939-46 - The War Years
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Morton: Norman

1945-1947 (Player Details) (Leeds United War-time Guest Player Details)

Centre Forward

Born: Barnsley: 02-05-1925

Debut: v Luton Town (a): 27-12-1947

Height&Weight: Unknown

During World War Two he was on Sunderland’s books but joined First Division Leeds from Woolley Colliery in December 1945. He only played one game for Leeds United during the War Years and that was in the final game of the 1944-45 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship) on 21st May 1945 when he was United’s scorer when they were beaten 1-6 by Chesterfield at Saltergate. Morton made only two senior appearances for Leeds and United were beaten 6-1 on both occasions. He had to wait a long time for his second game in the United first team, over two and a half years, in fact, as George Ainsley, Harry Clarke and Albert Wakefield had in turn been the United Centre Forward. He died in 1977.

AppearancesGoals
League 10
War-time:
League 11